I don’t think of my age in years, and from what you’ve shared, many of you feel the same. I am aware of the societal milestones that come with age…

What creates the allure of eavesdropping for me, is not knowing the whole story…

Did you know that sound is processed in a part of our brains that also processes our emotions?

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes…

I am not one for celebrations, personal ones anyway. And yet, I’ve been feeling like I should mark this birthday with an intentional reflection or ritual.

There are two kinds of people - those who pack ten days before the trip and think through everything, and the ones who wake up the day of the trip and…

What images and sights let you know you are home?

Doing nothing is very hard to do…you never know when you are finished.

What must I do to be at peace with myself so that I may live presently and die gracefully holding both at the same time? 

Predictably, as we grow older, we are more likely to walk hand-in-hand with grief. These past few weeks, I have connected with three friends and some family members, worried about parents, spouses, or children. Some are coping with their own health issues…

Will your husband say he would rather you read: a cookbook, a diet book or a book to improve your vocabulary? Where, specifically, will your husband say is the one place in your house or apartment that you always forget to clean? 

I am excited and nervous as I start this new chapter. I expect that, like that little girl stepping off a plane in a new country all those years ago, it will not take long for me to feel settled in..

Trees are imperfect and complicated and just like us, they can be laid bare by life’s storms…

These days, Sunday mornings mean lingering in bed with a second cup of coffee, the love of my life by my side…

A home is not simply a building; it is the shelter around the intimacy of a life.

Do you feel old for your age? Young for your age? Just right?

“My mother chewed parsley after meals. She loved to bathe in water scented with orange blossoms…”

Friday morning. It is a glorious morning filled with potential, yet I have been sitting here for the last two hours, aimlessly browsing the internet and playing a few games of addiction solitaire…

I’m eighty now and I live alone, a situation so common that you might even say loneliness goes hand in hand with being old, that the old are experts in loneliness.”…

The analogy of a puzzle has been a constant in my life. Whenever I did not understand something or got mired down in research without reaching a conclusion, I would ask myself, what is that missing puzzle piece…